Ivey Business School (Canada)
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JD.Com: Responding to a CEO Crisis
Lu Zhang; William Wei; Yanming Liao; Jieyan Song; Yi WuCase IVEY-9B20M018-EStrategyIn August 2018, the founder and chief executive officer of JD.com, one of China’s largest e-commerce sites, was accused of sexual assault and was arrested. He denied wrongdoing and was released less than a day later. One week after his return to China, JD.com’s share value hit a 19-month low. In November 2018, the company announced that its customer base had shrunk for the first time since 2014. The impact from the investigation into the alleged ...Starting at €8.20
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Boom Technology, Inc.: A Strategic Evaluation of Commercial Supersonic Flight
Pinar Ozcan; Danilo Di Salvo; Basak Yakis-DouglasCase IVEY-9B20M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2018, Boom Technology Inc., a start-up based in Colorado, United States, was hoping to enter the aviation market with a supersonic aircraft. The company’s founder and chief executive officer believed that customers would pay a premium for a flight that could get them to their destination in less than half the time compared to current options.Developing meaningful relationships within this complex web of stakeholders, including large a...Starting at €8.20